Match package



April 26, 1932. L B KUHN 1,855,246

MATCH PACKAGE Filed May 14, 1930 ,2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR 7 6 BYQGJ. Ra.

ATTORNEY April 26, 1932.

L BA KUHN MATCH PACKAGE Filed May 14, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet INVENTOR f5 Md i2 BY ATTORNEY Patented i issicr.

LEEB. Kenn, or moonlit W RK?" Maren rat: 7

Application filed ma it; 1930. s mi-rename.

This invention relates to packages of matches such as are commonly known as bookv matches. Among the objects of the inven tion is to provide improvements which render such packages more convenient-in use and at the same time to provide a construction which lends itself in awunique way to advertising purposes, thereby achievingtwo distinct ade vantageous results in a single novel construc- 1 tion.

withthe' new features introduced by the present invention. An improvement in accord ance with this invention comprises a freely projecting front terminal flap ort'ab which when pulled draws the front cover for the 29 matches out into substantially straightalignment with this tab. This tabis on upwardly projecting front terminal section'forming an extension in one-piece with the front cover section to which it is-joined along areverse fold line, this flap section beingthus reversely folded outwardly and upwardly at. the front of-the front cover. In the closed condition of the package, the double thick- 11*es s,formed by the superposed folded edge portions of the front cover section andthe tab-forming front terminal section, is inserted behind'and retained in the closed and folded position by the usual free upwardly projecting lower lip.

with the front face of the tab-forming front flap, since the reverse fold will now Accordingly, a pictorial straightened. out. representation of an object to be advertised may be represented as to its upper portion on. the front face of the free fiap or tab while the lower portion of the same object will ap pear in unbroken downward continuation on the inner side of 'the 'front', cover, so that thereby with the package open, the entire picture of the object is'presented to view, while with the packageclosed only the upper A their folded condition; and

lln the open condition of the package, the normally inner side of the front-cover section I will be, exposed substantially in alignment portion of this picture can be seen. Furthermore, this freely projecting front flap which forms the tab'may be cut to the" outline of the upper portion of the object. which is represented thereon. v v

' Also, in further carrying out the invention, other flaps may be joined along fold lines tothe sides of the front cover section, normally being in an inwardly folded-concealed condition and to be unfolded outwardto a flat conditionjafter the front tab has been'pulled out. The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings,

illustrating a few slightly variant emb'odi merits of the invention, and in which l Fig. 1' s a perspective view of one embodiclosed condition; 1

v Fig. 2 isa front face viewof the same package in its fully open conditlon;

Fig.3 is a side edge elevation of the closed" package shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a front face view of a closed pack Fig.7 is a front. face view in partly un ment of the invention with the packagein its.

, age embodying a slightly variant formof the 4 invention including a, further feature;

folded condition of another form ofthe in vention having two-additional flaps shown in Fig.8 is a partial front face view of this latter package in its'fully open condition, y

'A relatively simple form of the invention is shown'in Figs. 1, 2 and Paper match sticks 1 having individual ignition heads 2 are joined togetherat their other ends by,

vided for the matchfcards and secured there-' to in a usual way. This casing is commonly I formed from a single strip of material, made up of folded sections, which as to some of them may be more or less straightened out,

i and in carrying out this invention, a single continuous strip of material is still employed, but of somewhat greater length and comprlsing an additional fold therein in the closed condition of the package, but which is straightened out when the package is opened, this additional fold being a. reverse fold.

The match-enclosing cover casing shown comprises a fiat back member section 4 and a lower front terminal section 5 formed as an extension of the lower portion of the back section 4, folded forwardly and upwardly around and over the lower edges of the-matchcarrying base strips 3. Suitable fastening means are shown in the drawings asa usual single wire staple 6 which passes through and connects together the lower portion of the lower front terminal section '5, the base strips 3 adjacent their lower edges, and the lower marginal portion of the back section 4. The lower front section 5 projects freely upwardly from this securing staple 6 in the form of a free or'unattached lip at the front of the front match-carrying base strip 3. A usual striking surface 7 is shown as provided on the front face of this lower front terminalsection 5. The material of the stripforming the back section or member 4 is continued through a more or less curved bent intermediate end connecting portion 8, over or around ,the ignition heads 2 and downward at the front of the matches 1, as a front cover memher or section 9, thus far substantially as usual.

This front cover 9, however, does not form a terminal section of the cover strip of the casing, as is commonly the case. In accordance with the invention, this strip of material forming the match cover or casing as so far described, is continued through a short or sharp reverse fold line 10 into a free front flap 11 which projects reversely or upward at the outside of the front face of the front cover 9, having no connection withthe latter except'ing through the reverse fold 10 by which it 1s joined thereto to form an extension there- In the closed conditions of the package, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the double thickness lower margin formed by the superposed lower portions of the front cover section 9 and the: projecting tab section ll, which come together in the reverse fold 10, is inserted behind or beneath the free upwardly projecting front lip provided by the lower front terminal section 5, the free edge of which has a natural tendency tostand slightly away from or in spaced relation to'the underlying base strip 3 of the adjacent match card. i The rounded edge formed by the reverse fold 10 also facilitates the insertion. The upwardly project- 1ng free edge portion of the front tab flap 11 has a natural tendency to spring somewhat away from the front face of the front cover section 9, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3, which facilitates its'being grasped between the tips of the forefinger and thumb.

When the free tab-forming terminal front flap 11 is pulled upward, it will Withdraw the fold 10 from beneath the lip of the lower front terminal section 5, and this pull upon the tab '11 will straighten out the reverse fold 10 as the front cover section 9 is brought substantially into alignment with this front flap section 11, and also into substantial alignment with the back section 4:, in the fully opened condition of the package shown in Fig. 2. The projecting front flap or tab 11 may be of greater or less length, as may be desired or as deemed advisable in any particular instance. It is desirable, however, that this releasing tab 11 should only partially cover the front face of the match-covering front section 9, so as'thereby to be more conveniently grasped, as well as also for presenting adverstising to better advantage.

Thus an advertisement'starting at the top of the front face of the front cover section 9 will have its upper portion exposed to view in the closed condition of the packageand may be continued in sequence down behind the tab flap 1]. Or if desired, an introductory portion of an advertisement may begin at the top of the front cover section 9 and have. a sequence continuation down over the front face of the tab flap 11. Furthermore, an advertisement beginning on or continued upon the front face ofthe tab 11 may be continued in sequence without break upon the inner face of the front cover section 9, so that thereby this lower portion of the advertisement will be brought to viewas a continuation of its upper portion when the cover section 9. is straightened out to the reverse position thereof in the opened condition of the package shown in Fig. 2.

Advertising matter such as above noted is indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. Obviously, this advertising matter .mayinclude .pictures. For example, one complete picture may appear on the exposed front face of the tab section 11 and another complete picture, having a related sequence with the first, may appear upon the inner face of the front cover 9,'thereby to be brought into view in connection with the first picture in the open condition of the package, as in Fig. 2. Or the upper portion only of a single picture, such as of a person or of a commodity, may appear on the front face of the tab 11 and the picture be continued unbroken across the fold line 10 and along the inner face of the front cover 9,'so that thus the complete connected picture will be presented to view only in the opened conditionof the package.

- In further carrying out the invention, the projecting package-opening tab or front extension fiap may desirably be cut to the shape I or to form the outline orsilhouette of any neonate object or picture thereof, and in such case this flap or tab may desirably be of somewhat less width-than the full width of the front cover section 9 for thematches. -One' example of such a variation on further de- ,velopment in carryingout of the invention is illustrated inFigs. i and 5. In that instance, a pull-out tab. 12 ,is shown which'is of less width than the front match cover section 9,

with theend of which it forms lateral shoul-, ders at 13. Withthe exception of this variation ormodification in construction the rest of the match' package there shown may be and is shown as of the same construction as above descrlbed with reference to Figs.- 1, ,2

and 3, and accordingly the same reference numerals have been applied throughout in lFigstand 5.

, 'lhistab 12 is shown asfc'ut to the outline of the shape of one end portion of a commodity which is advertisedand also has on tab flap12, which is cutto the perspective its front" face a representation orpicture of the upper portion of this commodity, such picture being continued'without break be-. yond the fold line downwardly over the inner face of the front match cover section 9, as shown in Fig; 5. Inthe illustrated ex-.

ample, a perspective view is shown of a.

usual form of container or pasteboard outer casing, which is shown as. being'open at its lower end to display the cap endof a usual collapsible tube. which contains the com 'modity which is thus advertised in picture form, together with a printed label on the casing, all as indicated outside of the outer in the drawings. It .will be noted that the pictorial representation of the closed end portion of this outerv casing appears on the frontface of the outline of-the upper end portion of the pictul'e, while the'picture is continued without a break therein over the inner'face ofthe match-coveri front section 9,- in larger :flaring dimensions, according to the perspectime view of the commodity there shown, the

. lower end portion of this picture being shown as-of substantially the'fuII width of this cover section 9.- Inthis instance the perspective taper of the picture determines the shape of the opening'tab 12, which-accordingly forms the-shoulders 13, beyond which it tapersoutwardly and upwardly, terminate ing in an" angle at the. end of this tab 12.

This shape or outline of the tab '12 renders it even more convenient tobe grasped for I strainghteningout the joined sections than as shown inFigs. 1, 2 and 3. I I I It should be obvious thatqa shaped or cutouttab such as '12 may take the outline ofjany object desired. For example, an upright or in the case of an uncut or unshaped tab, such standing picture of a person, such as a bathing beauty, may appear in part on the-releasby means-of the free t'ab section 12.

ing tab, such as 12, and in part on the inner face of the front match cover 9-,with this tab cut. to the outline of the upperportion of the picture, which will appear. complete in the, open condition of the package, as shown in ,5, and which may be accompanied by suitable advertising text with reference tobathing facilities at some designated place. The upper portion of such a picture on the re-' leasing tab may extend, for example, down to about or a little below standing bather. I W

' Similarly, as 1 another variant example, a

'head' or a bust representation of a person may appear in both picture andoutline'on the releasing tab, suchfor example as ofan author, public speaker, or actor, to be followed by advertising matter below such picture on the inner'side of the front cover section 9. In

fact, there is pratically no limit towhat may,

the waist line of the be" advertised in this way, in the form of an outlinedpicture, and the-invention has beenactually; practically carried out withnumerous such examples. lhus it is seen that the invention may be said to have a dual utility, or to combine two useful results in its con-" struction', one of which is for'advertising way, and the other of which is the increased convenience in opening and closing the'pack-- age'of matches.

Obviously -'difi'erent .securing means, other than .the staple-6, could be employed, such as aseries of similar staples, which could thenbeasm'aller; or the securing means could be a line of stitching. It is essential that the securing means, such as the wire staple 6,

shallhold in place the lower front terminal section 5, in order that the latter may there-- by provide the free projecting cover-holding lip, however, so far as this invention is purposes in a particularly ladvantageousc concerned, it is substantially immaterial whether or not thisstaple, or "other fastention 4, as shown-and which is theusual construction in this respect.

The further development of the invention shown in Fig. 6 is in other respects similar to what is shown in Figs. 4' and 5. In this form of the invention a side 'fiap section '14 is joined to the front cover section-9, at the ingdevice, passes also through the back secleft thereof, along'a fold line 15, and normally or in the folded condition of the package lies in an inwardly' folded position fiat against the inner side of the frontcover sec tion,' as is indicated inbroken lines for the 'the entire object-or representation thereof,

aE-person to follow up the'sequence and unfold the side flap 14. The pull-out tab '12 is shown as cut to the silhouette outline of a picture beginning thereon. The representa-' tion shown as an example is that of an attractive young woman pleased with the contents of an open container which she holds in her hands. Theremay be suitable advertising matter adjacent on the side fiap-14, as indicated, as well as elsewhere, of course. The side flap 14 of course could be at the other or right side edge of the package, or there could be twosuch flaps, one at each side. Inits folded condition the package shown in Fig. 6 will have substantially the appearence of that shown in Fig. 4. 1

In further carryingout the invention as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, a side flap-section 16 is joined to the front cover section 9, at the right thereof, along a fold line 17 and is normally folded inwardly at the inner side of the front cover 9. A top flap section 18, joined to the side flap 16 along a fold line 19, is normally folded down between the side flap 16 and the inner side of the front cover section 9, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. Fig. 7 shows the package after the front cover section9 has been pulled out by means of the free tab section 12, as hereinbefore described. The side flap section 16 then springs slightly forward, as indicated by the position of its edge at the left. When this side'flap' 16 has been unfolded towards'the right, then the second or supplemental ,t'op flap section 18 may be unfolded therefrom upwardly into flat alignment therewith. In the full unfolded condition of the casing, shown in Fig. 8, the front cover section 9, its pull-out tab 12, the side flap 16 and its top fl'ap section18 are all 1n flat alignment. Natural curiosity will prompt the successive unfolding of the side flap 16 and top flap 19. I

The pull-out tab 12 is out to the outline of a picture thereon, and the top flap is shown- 'as similarly cut to the outline of a similar picture on the latter.

may be accompanied by suitable advertising These representations matter below them, on the inner sides of the front cover section 9 and the side flap 16, as"

indicated in Fig. 8., Also the other orreverse side of the side flap 16 may be utilized for advertising purposes, as indicated in Fig. 7, as well as other available space. In folding the package, the top flap 18 will first be folded down forwardly, and then the side flap 16 turned over forwardly towards the left, together with the top flap 18 carried thereby, as shown in Fig. 7, in which the top flap 18 is indicated in dotted outline. In its folded conditionthe package shown in Figs.

7 and 8 will present substantially the appearance of that shown in Fig. 4.

It is obvious that various modifications may be made in the constructions shown in the drawings. and above particularly described, within the principle and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim: I

. 1. A match 'ackage of the kind having a card of mate es and a cardboard casingtherefor secured to the base of such card, in which the said casing comprises a front 11;) having a free edge portion projecting from the base of thecard towards the heads of the matches, a back member for the matches projecting from the base of the said card to a point adjacent the ends of the heads ofthe matches, and a front cover member for the matchesv forming an extension of the said back member folded forwardly over the to the base of the-card where it is received behind the said lip, in combination with an outwardly exposed free front flap constituting a reversely bent upward extension. of the front cover member to extend from behind the said lip beyond which itprojects upwardly and outwardly so as to form a tab by which the front cover member may be pulled out from beneath the lip and towards a position 7. of alignment with this tab-forming flap in opening the ackage.

2. In a pac age ofmatches comprising one or more cards of matches joined together-at the base of such card, a one-piece cardboard casing including a back section, a front cover section forming a free forward and downward continuation from the back section, a lower; front terminal section forming a forwardly bent upwardly directed continuation of the back'section at the front of the base of the match bards, and securing means assing through the lower edge portions o the match card bases and through the said lower front section of the cover so that thereby the edge portion of the latter forms an upwardly projecting free lip, in combination with a terminal front flap section folded reversely outwardly and upwardly as a'reversely bent continuation of the front cover section to project freely upwardly and outwardly-at the front of the front cover section from behind the said lip in the closed condition of the package so that thereby when the package is to be opened the said front cover section together with the said front flap may be drawn out from behind the lip and the front cover section at the same time drawn backby means my signature. 7 j

c LEE B. KUHN.

' heads of the matches and down at the. front 

